RICHMOND v. SOUTHWIRE CO.

Nos. 91-3563, 92-3140.

980 F.2d 518 (1992)

Jeff RICHMOND; Thomas Shepperson; Abraham Soto; Lloyd Ray Bell; Ricky Deeds; Charles Elrod; Ron McGinnis; Bruce McVay; Steve W. Soto; Henry Lee Morgan, Jr.; Kenneth Vaughn, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Tommy Pannell; James V. Parks, Plaintiffs, Bobby Lynn Atchley; James Williams; Marvin Price; Kenny Lucy; Donnie J. Olsen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, also known as Kagan-Dixon Wire Corp., a Georgia Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Jeff RICHMOND; Thomas Shepperson; Abraham Soto; Lloyd Ray Bell; Ricky Deeds; Charles Elrod; Ron McGinnis; Bruce McVay; Steve W. Soto; Henry Lee Morgan, Jr.; Kenneth Vaughn; Tommy Pannell; James V. Parks; Bobby Lynn Atchley; James Williams; Marvin Price; Kenny Lucy; Donnie J. Olsen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, also known as Kagan-Dixon Wire Corp., a Georgia Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc I. Baretz and Kent J. Rubens, West Memphis, Ark., argued for appellants.

Donna S. Galchus and Russell Gunter, Little Rock, Ark., argued for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

On July 17, 1985, a supervisor discovered drugs in an employee's possession at Southwire Company's Osceola, Arkansas, factory. Threatened with prosecution, the employee provided a list of other employees who had possessed, used, or sold drugs at the facility. During the following weeks, all employees on the list were interviewed and those who denied possessing, using, or selling drugs on company property were asked to take a polygraph examination. At the...

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